Tag: NECO exams

Kogi: Gunmen invade school during NECO exam, abduct principal, students

Aminu Imam
Kogi gunmen invade school

Gunmen have attacked  Government Secondary School, Olowa, in Dekina local government area of Kogi State, abducting the principal, four students and a National Examinations Council (NECO) ad-hoc official. The attack reportedly occurred at about 5.25pm on Tuesday while students were writing an ongoing NECO examination. Security sources told security analyst Zagazola Makama that the armed men invaded the school premises, causing panic among students and members of staff before taking the six victims away to an undisclosed location. Following the attack, a joint team of security operatives launched a search-and-rescue…

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Borno: Teacher killed, students abducted writing NECO exams in school attack

Aminu Imam
Borno school attack

…Security forces rescue 7  A teacher was killed and an unspecified number of students writing the National Examinations Council (NECO) examinations abducted yesterday, after suspected ISWAP terrorists attacked Government Day Secondary School, Lassa, in Askira-Uba local government area of Borno state. The attackers, who reportedly arrived on motorcycles, stormed the border community on its market day, passed through the market and invaded the school while students were in their classrooms, shooting sporadically and causing panic. Special Adviser to the Adamawa State Governor on Media and Strategy, Solomon Kwamagar, confirmed that…

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